Ian Ho

{{Short description|Hong Kong swimmer (born 1997)}} {{Family name hatnote|Ho|Ian Ho|Ho Yentou|lang=Hong Kong}} {{Use Hong Kong English|date=August 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Ian Ho | full_name = Ian Yentou Ho | image = | caption = | national_team = Hong Kong | sport = Swimming | event = | club = | collegeteam = Virginia Tech | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|4|25|df=y}}<ref name="Paris">{{Cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/ian-yentou-ho_1925121 |title=HO Ian Yentou |work=Paris 2024 Olympics |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727092531/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/ian-yentou-ho_1925121 |archive-date=27 July 2024}}</ref> | birth_place = Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.<ref name="Paris"/> | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's swimming}} {{MedalCountry | {{HKG}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Asian Games}} {{MedalSilver | 2022 Hangzhou | 50 m freestyle }} }}

'''Ian Yentou Ho''' ({{zh|t=何甄陶}}; born 25 April 1997) is a freestyle swimmer. Born in the United States, he represents Hong Kong internationally. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1770418-ho-ian-yentou.htm |title=HO Ian Yentou |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |access-date=7 August 2021 |archive-date=7 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807154943/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1770418-ho-ian-yentou.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> He won silver in the men's 50-metre freestyle for Hong Kong during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1720035-20230925.htm |title=Swimming gold among 7 new medals for HK |website=RTHK |date=25 September 2023 |access-date=29 September 2023}}</ref> Ian is the fastest 50m freestyler in Hong Kong history, with a record of 21.71.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ian Yentou HO |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1189275/www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1189275/ian-yentou-ho |access-date=9 December 2025 |website=World Aquatics}}</ref>

Ho swam collegiately at Virginia Tech.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hokiesports.com/sports/swimming-and-diving/roster/ian-ho/9197 |title=Ian Ho - Swimming & Diving |website=Virginia Tech Athletics}}</ref>

== Education == Ho studied at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg Virginia. His received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering. Ho participated in research in Virginia Tech's DREAMS lab (pictured). thumb

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==External links== * {{World Aquatics|name=Ian Yentou Ho}} * {{Olympics.com|name=Ian Yentou Ho}} * {{2022 Asian Games profile|swimming/athlete-profile-n2023810-ho-ian-yentou|Ian Yentou Ho}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{Instagram}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ho, Ian}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Hong Kong male freestyle swimmers Category:Olympic swimmers for Hong Kong Category:Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Asian Games swimmers for Hong Kong Category:Asian Games silver medalists for Hong Kong Category:Asian Games silver medalists in swimming Category:Swimmers at the 2022 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Category:Virginia Tech Hokies men's swimmers Category:Hong Kong expatriate swimmers in the United States Category:Competitors at the 2019 Summer Universiade Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:People from Blacksburg, Virginia